Thursday, 21 December 2017

TOP tips for the studying during the holidays!

Revising during the
holidays can be tricky. If you celebrate Christmas, you may find
yourself reading through the CIMA pre-seen between canapés and
carols, or practising a CIMA mock exam whilst tucking into a mince
pie. But have no fear – there IS a way to study during the holidays
and get that all important pass in the New Year!

So, read on to find
out how to revise well and still keep that festive spirit!

1). Deck the halls
with...CIMA related materials!

Maybe you have a
textbook, or perhaps you have some materials printed out. When the
holidays come around, don't be tempted to lock all of your materials
away and out of sight – it won't make the CIMA exam vanish! Keep
your materials on your desk or your bookshelf and you'll be less
likely to bury your head in the sand and ignore the CIMA exam!

2). Set out a plan
that is easy to follow – before your holiday break.

During the holidays,
it can be really difficult to get back into revising. But once we
have a rhythm going, it is easier for us to stay in this pattern and
know when to focus. So my advice here would be to keep on with your
revision plan and even add in some extra time if you can. Too many
CIMA students go without revising for the whole of the break, only to
cram all of the information during early January. Slow and steady
here will win the race here, so try and study for an hour a day when
possible.

3). Start testing
yourself.

There are many
revision tips out there which are unlikely to work for everyone. For
example, a visual learner may find listening to an audio of the CIMA
pre-seen analysis harder to deal with. On the other hand, a
kinaesthetic learner probably wouldn't enjoy simply reading through a
study text all day long. One thing that DOES work for all CIMA
students, is to test themselves using a mock. I would recommend
practising using at least a couple of mocks – which is good,
because as an SCS student, we have THREE mocks available!

So there's our three
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To all of our
Astranti students, we would like to wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year!